Turdi Ghoja (from 2000) Nury A. Turkel (2004-2006), Vice President Omer Kanat Rebiya Kadeer (2006-2011) Alim Seytoff Ilshat Hassan Kokbore (from 2016) Kuzzat Altay Congresses The First Congress was held in Arlington on May 23, 1998. The Second Congress was held in Washington, DC on May 28, 2000. The Fourth Congress was held in Washington, DC on May 29, 2004. The Fifth Congress was held on May 29, 2006. The Seventh General Congress of the UAA was held in Annandale, VA on November 10, 2012. The Eighth General Congress was held in June 2016. See also Uyghur Americans East Turkestan independence movement World Uyghur Congress References External links Uyghur American Association website Uyghur News website Uyghur-Han Conflict in China (interview of Alim Seytoff on C-SPAN) Human Rights in China (Statement by Sokrat Saydahmat, Member of the Board of Directors of the Uyghur American Association, 2002- starts at 12:40) Central Asian American culture East Turkestan independence movement Political advocacy groups in the United States Asian-American culture in Washington, D.C. Organizations established in 1998 Turkic diaspora in North America Uyghur diaspora Uyghurs 1998 establishments in the United States